Saturniidae Saturniinae Attacini Aglia tau Actias isabellae
Samia cynthia (Drury, 1773)
Cynthia Moth

Genus: Samia Hübner, [1819]   Original genus: Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758

S. cynthia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Pavia, Italy, July 1991
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
S. cynthia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), Pavia, Italy, July 1991
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
S. cynthia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Pavia, Italy, June 1991
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

Foodplants:
Ailanthus altissima, A. glanduosa, Sambucus, Juglans, Prunus, Ligustrum, Forcythia, Ricinus, Laburnum, Sorbus, Syringa, Magnolia, Laurus

To know more about:
A.R. Pittaway - Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic - Samia cynthia page

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